“The Perry Encounter, 1853-1854”
George Wilson, Professor Emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures,
will discuss Commodore Perry’s momentous 1853 expedition that ended
Japan’s two hundred year isolation and affected the world. An
installation of Japanese woodblock prints depicting this significant
event accompanies this lecture. The Perry Encounter is presented in
partnership by the East Asian Studies Center, the IU Art Museum and the
2011 Themester Program “Making War, Making Peace.” An Opening Reception
will follow.

Symposium on “The 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China”Three renowned historians help us understand the
significance of the revolution to Greater China’s present and future by
exploring how it shaped China’s “rise” through a century of
“humiliation” by Western powers, civil and world wars, revolution,
economic and political transformation, shifting cross-border identities,
and the pursuit of global influence and social harmony.

Paola Voci Lecture
Paola Voci (Languages and Cultures, University of Otago, New Zealand) presents a lecture on Chinese “portable movies” for online and on-phone audiences.

East Asian Career Night
This annual event features panelists with professional experience in East Asia who offer strategies for students seeking East Asia-related jobs and internships and discuss potential position openings.

Area Studies in the Future of Higher Education
Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the Russian and East European Institute and the thirtieth anniversary of the East Asian Studies Center, this conference asks what area programs that originated in the Cold War era have to offer in an age of globalization.

Wings of Defeat
A director’s talk and film screening of a documentary that reevaluates the legacy of Japan’s suicide pilots, the kamikaze.